Posted on November 11, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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My hand hurts…I segue into a discussion on the relationship between art and physicality. There is a sort of trope that artists are disaffected and dysfunctional – that substance abuse and abandon are the key to greatness. I present an alternative theory. Then I…
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, UncategorizedTags: Alex Weir, Bach, Fractal Radio, Goethe, Lifestyle, Music, Original Music, Physical Fitness, Vlog
Posted on August 21, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Lucky that I was close to a Gazebo when the downpour started. Gave me an opportunity for some nice atmospherics and I recorded a couple of musical bits for you. Which I used as a transition to talk about Goethe, Bach, enlightenment values,…
Posted on January 2, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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It was either Goethe’s Werther or Wilhelm, that provided me with a certain sense of balance. I’d never really read the books except as exercises in seeing how much I could glean with my sparse knowledge of German. It was a secondhand account, either…
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, UncategorizedTags: Alan Watts, Art, Blixa Bargeld, Classicism, Ein Gleiches, Goethe, Lifestyle, Literature, Motivation, Tao, The Classics, Wu Wei
Fractal Radio| Episode 7 – Caught in a Storm with Goethe and Bach (Music and Ideas)
Posted on August 21, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Lucky that I was close to a Gazebo when the downpour started. Gave me an opportunity for some nice atmospherics and I recorded a couple of musical bits for you. Which I used as a transition to talk about Goethe, Bach, enlightenment values,…
Category: Philosophy, UncategorizedTags: Art, Bach, Critiques, Education, Enlightenment Philosophy, Goethe, Music, Social Commentary, Vlogs